Name: Lami Gurmessa Fulea
  Academic Rank:  Lecturer     
 College/Institute: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Institute of Health Sciences, Wollega University.
Department/Team: Comprehensive Nursing

Field of Specialization: BSc in Nursing

 MSc in Maternal and reproductive Health Nursing         

Research Interest: Maternal and reproductive health related issues in Ethiopia  

 List of Publications

1. Fulea, Lami. (2025). Premature rupture of membrane and its associated factors among pregnant women admitted to public hospitals.
2. Treatment Outcomes and Associated Factors Among Road Traffic Accident Victims in Public Hospitals of the East Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia.: Treatment Outcomes and Associated Factors Among Road Traffic Accident Victims. Medical and Health Sciences Research Journal, 1(2), 27–43. https://doi.org/10.20372/mhsr.v1i2.1192
3. Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021, The Lancet, Volume 403, Issue 10440, 2100 - 2132
4. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022 – PubMed https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38092509

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Name: Lemane Dereje Sebu

Academic Rank:   Lecturer     

College/Institute: Department of Nursing, Institute of Health Sciences, Wollega University 

Department/Team: Comprehensive Nursing

Current position: Community Service Director

Field of Specialization:  BSc in Nursing

 MSc in Maternal and reproductive Health Nursing

Research Interest:

• Maternal health and health related issues

List of Publications

1. Determinants of successful trial of labor after a previous cesarean delivery in East Wollega, Western Ethiopia: A case–control study, sagepub.com/journals-permissions, DOI: 10.1177/20503121221097597
2. Postpartum family planning uptake and its associated factors among postpartum women in Asosa zone, Benishangul Gumuz regional state, Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study. contraception and reproductive medicine(2023)8:53, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40834-023-00252-w
3. Primary dysmenorrhea and its associated factors among female high school students in Nekemte town, East Wallaga Zone, Western Oromia, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. Reprod. Health 6:1451551, doi: 10.3389/frph.2024.1451551
4. Management practices of primary dysmenorrhea among female high school students in Nekemte town, East Wallaga Zone, Western Oromia, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study, (2025) 25:194 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-03732-0

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Phone: Cell No: +251919506162

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ORCID ID  https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1370-3352

Name: Adugna Olani Akuma
   Academic Rank:  Ass’t. Professor 
   College/Institute: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Institute of Health Sciences, Wollega University.
   Department/Team: Comprehensive Nursing
   Current position: - Nursing and Midwifery Academic & Service V/Director
  

Field of Specialization: BSc in Nursing

 MSc in Maternal and reproductive Health Nursing

 Assistant professor of Maternal and Reproductive Health Nursing        

    Research Interest:  Health          

 List of Publications

1. Causes and factors associated with neonatal mortality in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Jimma University Medical Center, Jimma, South West Ethiopia.  Dove press: Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics (2019) https://doi.org/10.2147%2FPHMT.S197280
2. Predisposing factors for Caesarean Section: Increased Cesarean section in Jimma University Specialized Hospital beyond WHO recommendations, Ethiopia. LAP (2019): ISBN 6139448999, EAN:9786139448999
3. Pattern of disease & associated factors among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit at jimma university medical center, jimma, Southwest Ethiopia. IJMRD (2019). https://www.allsubjectjournal.com/assets/archives/2019/vol6issue9/6-7-48-327.pdf
4.  Woman’s autonomy on maternal health service utilization and associated factors in Ambo town, west showa zone, Ethiopia. IJMRD (1019) https://www.allsubjectjournal.com/assets/archives/2019/vol6issue11/6-11-26-114.pdf
5. Cesarean section and associated factors among women who gave birth at Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Jimma, south west Ethiopia. Italian Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics.  (2019), http://www.italianjog.com/
6. Nursing students’ perception and associated factors towards their educational environment in governmental universities of Southwest Ethiopia.NPT (2020) https://doi.org/10.18502/npt.v7i4.4040
7. What women know about breast cancer: In the case of Ethiopia.NPT (2021), https://doi.org/10.18502/npt.v8i2.5122
8. Neonatal Sepsis among Neonates at Public Hospitals in Jimma, Ethiopia. International Journal  of Pediatrics (2020), https://www.sid.ir/FileServer/JE/H5074020208113
9. The morbidity burden from emergency conditions in Jimma city, Southwest Ethiopia. Elsevier(International Emergency Nursing (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2020.100874
10. Small bowel obstruction: Clinical presentation and management outcomes at Jimma university medical center. Gastrointestinal Nursing (2020), https://doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2020.18.8.22
11. Breast Self-Examination Practice among Women in Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Dove Press: Breast cancer: Targets & therapy (2020), https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.2147/BCTT.S322525?src=recsys
12. Spousal age difference and its effect on contraceptive use among sexually active couples in Ethiopia: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopia demographic and health survey. Contraception & Reproductive medicine (2020), 10.1186/s40834-020-00135-4
13. Perinatal Asphyxia among Neonates Admitted Jimma Medical Center, Jimma, Ethiopia. Global Pediatric Health (2020), https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X20981304
14. Predictors of preterm birth in Jimma town public hospitals, Jimma, Ethiopia. Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatal Individualized Medicine (2021), https://doi.org/10.7363/100125
15. Peptic ulcer disease: a cross-sectional study of symptoms and risk factors among students at Jimma University, Ethiopia. Gastrointestinal Nursing (2021), https://doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2021.19.2.36
16. Perinatal outcomes and associated factors among women with hypertensive disoreder of pregnancy delivred in Jimma zone hospitals, southwest Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences(2021), https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejhs
17. Ergonomic Risk Factors for Low Back Pain among Three-Wheel Drivers in Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of environmental and public health (2022), https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8133872
18. Nursing students’ perception towards educational environment in governmental Universities of Southwest Ethiopia: A qualitative study. PLOS ONE (2022), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263169
19.  Barriers to access prehospital care in Jimma City, Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Pan African Journal of Emergency Medicine and critical care (2022), https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2456-1131
20. Evidence-based intrapartum care practice and associated factors among obstetric care providers working in hospitals of the four Wollega Zones, Oromia, Ethiopia. PLOS ONE (2023), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275506
21. Same-Day ART Initiation and Associated Factors among People Living with HIV on Lifelong Therapy at Nekemte Specialized Hospital, Western Ethiopia. Dove Press HIV/AIDS Research & Palliative Care (2023), https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/dhiv20
22. Low back pain intensity and interferences among three-wheel drivers in Southwest of Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Occupational Safety and Health (2023), https://nepjol.info/index.php/IJOSH/index
23. Out-of-Catchment Area Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation and its Factors among HIV Positive People on Lifelong Therapy in Western Ethiopia: Implementation of Decentralized ART Services. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC) (2025), https://doi.org/10.1177/23259582241307467

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Name: Dareje Chala Diriba

 Academic Rank:  Assistant Professor    

 College/Institute: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Institute of Health Sciences, Wollega University.

Department/Team: Comprehensive Nursing

Current position : Research and community service corporate Director

Field of Specialization: BSc in Nursing

 MSc in Adult Health Nursing

 PhD in Nursing

Research Interest: My research focuses on nursing, public health, and chronic disease management, with a particular emphasis on diabetes. I employ both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. My methodological interests include randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, scoping reviews, narrative reviews, as well as the validation and cultural adaptation of measurement tools and other epidemiological study designs. To date, I have published 21 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

List of Publications

1. Diriba CD, Leung DYP, Suen LKP. A nurse-led, community-based self-management program for people living with type 2 diabetes in Western Ethiopia: A feasibility and pilot study protocol. Diabet Med. 2021;38(8):e14587. DOI: 10.1111/dme.14587
2. .Diriba DC, Bekuma TT, Bobo FT. Predictors of self-management practices among diabetic patients attending hospitals in western Oromia, Ethiopia. PLoS One. 2020;15(5):e0232524. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232524
3. Diriba DC, Leung DYP, Suen LKP. The effects of diabetes self-management interventions on physiological outcomes in people living with diabetes in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabet Med. 2021;38(5):e14501. DOI: 10.1111/dme.14501
4. Diriba DC, Leung DYP, Suen LKP. Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Diabetes Quality of Life Scale in Afaan Oromoo among People Living with Type 2 Diabetes in Ethiopia. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(14). DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18147435
5. Fekadu G, Bekele F, Tolossa T, Fetensa G, Turi E, Getachew M, et al. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on chronic diseases care follow-up and current perspectives in low resource settings: a narrative review. Int J Physiol Pathophysiol Pharmacol. 2021;13(3):86-93.
6. Fekadu G, Turi E, Kasu T, Bekele F, Chelkeba L, Tolossa T, Diriba DC, et al. Impact of HIV status and predictors of successful treatment outcomes among tuberculosis patients: A six-year retrospective cohort study. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2020;60:531-41. Journal IF (2021): 1.346
7. Regassa T, Chala D, Adeba E. Premarital Sex in the Last Twelve Months and Its Predictors among Students of Wollega University, Ethiopia. Ethiop J Health Sci. 2016;26(4):351-8.
8. Woyessa AH, Tharmalingadevar TP, Upashe SP, Diriba DC. Primary school teachers' misconceptions about Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Nekemte town, Oromia region, Western Ethiopia. BMC Res Notes. 2019;12(1):524. DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4573-9
9. Mulisa D, Tolossa T, Oluma Ayana A, Regasa MT, Bayisa L, Abera T, Diriba DC, et al. Nurses are leaving the nursing profession: A finding from the willingness of the nurses to stay in the nursing profession among nurses working in selected public hospitals of Wollega Zones, Oromia, Ethiopia. SAGE Open Med. 2022;10:20503121221081755. DOI: 10.1177/20503121221081755
10. Thanasekaran P, Upashe SP, Chala D. Primary school teacher's knowledge towards attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its associated factors in Nekemte Town, Oromiya Region, Western Ethiopia. Science, Technology and Arts Research Journal. 2016;5(1):76-9. DOI: 10.4314/star.v5i1.11
11. Thanasekaran P, Chala D. Cyber Disorder. Int J Sci Res. 2015;4(4):390-2.
12. Kebebew GM, Mulisa D, Oluma A, Bayisa L, Merdassa E, Bayisa D, Diriba DC, et al. HIV sero-status disclosure and associated factors among HIV positive women in East Africa: Systematic review and Meta-analysis. Implications for Prevention of Mother to Child HIV transmission. Frontiers in public health.4468. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.919410
13. Diriba DC, Leung DYP, Suen LKP. Factors predicted quality of life of people with type 2 diabetes in western Ethiopia. PLoS One. 2023;18(2):e0281716. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281716
14. Diriba, D. C., Suen, L. K. P., & Leung, D. Y. P. (2023). Effects of a culturally tailored, family-supported, community-based self management education and support programme on clinical outcomes among adults with type 2 diabetes in Western Ethiopia: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Diabet Med, e15094. doi:10.1111/dme.15094.
15. Mosisa, G., Diriba, D. C., Tsegaye, R., Kejela, G., Bayisa, D., Oluma, A., . . . Tufa, G. (2023). Burden of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among pregnant women in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Matern Health Neonatol Perinatol, 9(1), 5. doi:10.1186/s40748-023-00150-8
16. Diriba DC, Leung DYP, Suen LKP. Effects of family-based diabetes self-management education and support programme on support behaviour amongst adults with type 2 diabetes in Western Ethiopia. Sci Rep. 2023;13(1):20867.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48049-w
17. Dereje Chala Diriba and Temesgen Tilahun. Transforming research in Ethiopia: The case of health and medicine research. 2024 V1I1, Medical and Health Sciences Research Journal
18. Diriba DC, Leung DYP, Suen LKP. Nurse-led self-management education and support programme on self-management behaviour and quality of life among adults with type 2 diabetes: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Int J Nurs Pract. 2024.DOI: 10.1111/ijn.13245
19. Diriba DC, Tilahun T. Nurses’ perception of the hospitals’ culture and readiness of evidence-based practise integration in the hospital’s system in western Ethiopia. BMC Nursing. 2024;23(1):103. DOI: 10.1186/s12912-024-01741-2
20. Motuma KD, Gelesa FR, Lema M, Diriba DC. Health-related quality of life and associated factors among individuals with heart failure attending public hospitals in Nekemte town, Western Oromia, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2025;25(1):550. DOI: 10.1186/s12872-025-05007-w
21. Geleta ZM, Diriba DC, Jabana DE. Perceived family support status and associated factors among people with hypertension in Nekemte City public hospitals, Western Ethiopia. PLoS One. 2025 May 14;20(5):e0321156. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321156. PMID: 40367035; PMCID: PMC12077712.

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Name: Diriba Bayisa Abaye

   College/Institute: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Institute of Health Sciences, Wallaga University
      Department/Team: Midwifery
      Academic Rank: Lecturer                   

Field of Specialization: Clinical Midwifery

• BSc in Midwifery
• MSc in Clinical Midwifery

  On behalf of the Department of Midwifery, I want to affirm our unwavering commitment to strengthening maternal and newborn health outcomes across Ethiopia. Our department’s primary focus at the national level is the consistent production of highly competent, compassionate, and innovative midwives. Through our rigorous generic, post-basic, and newly launched postgraduate programs, we are directly addressing the critical workforce shortage that impacts rural and underserved communities. Every graduate is equipped not only with clinical skills for preventive, curative, and rehabilitative care but also with the professional readiness to serve Ethiopia’s diverse population. Our achievements in reducing preventable maternal and neonatal mortality are a direct result of this dedication to quality education. We remain steadfast partners to the Ministry of Health and all stakeholders working toward a healthier future for every mother and child in Ethiopia.

“No Mother Dies in Labor: Pillars of Family Deserve Excellence.”

Research Interest: Maternal and Newborn, Reproductive Health and other Health-Related Topics.   

List of Publications

1. Pregnant women’s knowledge, attitudes, and associated factors toward physical exercise during pregnancy among those attending antenatal care at Bahir Dar city, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022. SAGE OPEN MEDICINE 10(6):205031212211152. DOI: 10.1177/20503121221115252
2. Burden of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among pregnant women in East Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis, 2023. Maternal Health Neonatology and Perinatology 9(1). DOI: 10.1186/s40748-023-00150-8
3. HIV sero-status disclosure and associated factor among HIV positive women in East Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis. Implication for prevention of mother to child HIV transmission, 2022. Frontiers in Public Health 10:919410. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.919410
4. Same day ART initiation and associated factor among people living with HIV on lifelong therapy at Nekemte Specialized hospital, 2023. HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care 15:11-22. DOI: 10.2147/HIV.S395238
5. Time to Antiretroviral therapy initiation and its predictors among newly diagnosed HIV positive people in Nekemte town, western Ethiopia: Claim of universal test and treat, 2021 HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care Volume 13.

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• Applicants must:
  • Have a natural science background
  • Meet the Ministry of Education criteria for entry into degree-level programs.
  • Be physically fit, capable of undertaking essential clinical diagnostic techniques (inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation), and free from hearing impairments.
  • Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
  • Have graduated from an accredited college/school with diploma in midwifery
  • Have obtained a minimum of 2 or 60% cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) in previous diploma program.
  • Have served in midwifery for a minimum of 2 years’ Present letter of sponsorship from employing institution

Vision

☞ To be the leading producer of competent, compassionate, and innovative midwives in Ethiopia, directly contributing to the reduction of preventable maternal and neonatal mortality through high-quality care and service provision at all levels of the healthcare system.

Mission

☞ To train competent, compassionate, respectful, and caring midwives who can provide holistic sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, adolescent and youth health (SRMNCAYH) services at community and health facility levels with focus on health promotion and disease prevention

Aim of the Program

☞ To equip midwives with a complex mix of knowledge, skill, attitudes, and preparing competent graduate midwives to their expected professional roles in the broader society.

Objectives of the department

• Prepare competent and motivated Midwives who are able to:
  • To prepare students with solid knowledge of basic, clinical, behavioral, social and public health sciences for optimal care
  • To enable midwifery students to focus on national SRMNCH priorities
  • To provide midwifery students with public health competencies in order to promote and protect sexual, reproductive and maternal health of women and their families
  • To prepare midwifery students with professional ethics and legal principles and values for quality and acceptable care
  • To prepare midwifery students to become leaders, communicators, educators, researcher and lifelong learner.